In January, Vince McMahon, Chairman and CEO of the popular World Wrestling Entertainment, announced that he would be recreating the XFL, a professional football league that will begin competing during the offseason of the National Football League (NFL) in 2020.1 This will be McMahon’s second crack at the XFL; his first attempt, in 2001, collapsed…
Author: Marques Winick
I, Lawyer: Is Artificial Intelligence the Attorney of the Future?
It’s no secret that technology is advancing rapidly. Driverless cars have already hit the roads, drones are flying across the sky, and if the latest cell phone isn’t in your pocket right now, it’s probably on your wrist. This era of technological innovation has prompted the rise of artificial intelligence (“AI”), paving the way for…
The Failed Merger Between FanDuel and DraftKings
The professional sports industry has proven to be a hotbed of innovation for companies seeking to capitalize on its immense fan base. One of the most rapidly developing platforms in this space has been daily fantasy sports (“DFS”). Unlike traditional fantasy sports, where “leagues” comprised of typically a dozen members compete throughout an entire sports…